Shloka 4.12Unverified draft

दूषयेयुर्दुरात्मानः पथि मूलफलोदकम् । राक्षसाः परिरक्षेथास्तेभ्यस्त्वं नित्यमुद्यतः ।।6.4.12।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dūṣayeyurdurātmānaḥ pathi mūlaphalodakamदूषयेयुर्दुरात्मानः पथि मूलफलोदकम्wicked rākṣasas might spoil the roots, fruit and water along the wayoptative verb plural + nominative plural compound adjective + locative + accusative compound
rākṣasāḥ parirakṣethāstebhyastvaṃ nityamudyataḥराक्षसाः परिरक्षेथास्तेभ्यस्त्वं नित्यमुद्यतःguard them from those, always on the alertnominative plural + optative verb + ablative plural pronoun + nominative pronoun + adverb + past participle

Reference: 6.4.12 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa